Category: Opinion
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Truth now: Why it doesn’t matter who wins 2024 election
Donald Trump. Kamala Harris. Different approaches. Contrasting outcomes. Will we turn red or blue Nov. 5? It doesn’t matter. Why? Half the population will be upset; half will feel vindicated and triumphant, no matter what. Afterwards, we’ll get back to business as usual, being helpful and friendly, or rude and nasty, or any combination thereof,… Read more
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Public schools are now a big, fat fail!
Nobody wants to go to public school. It’s a feeling of dread for students. They cringe at the site of the big, cheddar rectangle on wheels. The smell of the building upon entry. The slamming of lockers. The rows of desks. The sight of smart boards and chrome books. Eww. Teachers, in particular, don’t wanna… Read more
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Women motorcyclists are so prominent now
SPRINGFIELD, MO — I’m doing deliveries, minding my own business. A black, tinted full-face helmet and ripped tight jeans on a motorcycle at the intersection of cross traffic catches my attention. Wait, is that a… female biker? Yes! Later that same day, another woman, on a “crotch rocket” huddled over and determined to beat traffic,… Read more
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Election 2024 truth: It’s down to one state now
The 2024 Presidential race is down to one state. Uno. Yes, the other 49 make a difference leading up to it, but this one state’s coin toss is going to decide it. Problem is, every pollster and pundit blow this way and that on the outcome, changing with each new happening along the campaign trail.… Read more
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Truth: Cure for Branson’s dying entertainment scene
Branson event planners and organizers are in robot mode (read this next part in your robot reading voice: Pandemic. Can’t recover. Covid. Covid. Pandemic. Pandemic. Blah. Blah. Blah. Aren’t you glad for real publications like your Christian County Trumpet to blast the real reason why entertainment in Branson is tanking? Thought so! Why Branson entertainment… Read more
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So now I called Joe Biden on the phone
I’ll admit, I didn’t think the White House operator would put me through to the president. Not because he’d be off doing presidential things; I figured he wasn’t in. Perhaps at a local ice cream parlor. Napping in the West Wing. On a Delaware beach. Picking out sunglasses. You know, important stuff. “Hello?” his voice… Read more
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Library board erupts in a new conflict
The crowd is on its feet, chanting, pressing against the stage. Beefy, close cropped security guards are on full alert. The announcer blasts, “Are you ready to rock? Get ready for The Ally Echoes!” (He says it like this: Allllyyyy Echooooooooooes!!!) A tsunami of cheers resembles a hurricane force roar, as the Ally Echoes take… Read more
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Nixa Schools remain polling places despite new controversy
NIXA, MO — State law requires Missouri schools to serve as public polling places for voters to vote on election day. But if Nixa School Board members Heather Zoromski and Mike Copeland had their way, the schools wouldn’t be involved at all. Why? They don’t like political signs planted in the school yard on election… Read more
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Amendment 3: What you need to know now
Tuesday, November 5, 2024 is election day. Here’s the scoop on Amendment 3 before you vote, (especially for Christian County Missouri voters, but all Missouri voters need to know this!) Things to know before you vote on Amendment 3 What you won’t learn from the media or internet sources about Amendment 3 They all say… Read more
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New leg, new outlook for Presiding Commissioner
OZARK, MO — Christian County Presiding Commissioner Lynn Morris had his left leg amputated below the knee after a nasty Brown recluse bite infected him in May. Click here for background story. Now, at 75, the county official and retired pharmacist is determined to walk again once his new prosthetic leg arrives in the near… Read more
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Nixa schools now try to duck a Missouri law!
NIXA, MO— Nixa Schools now try to duck a Missouri law and excuse themselves from being a polling place on election day. That’s the word on the street. The school board is supposed to vote on it Tuesday. But Missouri law requires tax supported public buildings, including schools, to serve as polling places. Here is… Read more
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State Rep. now laid up in wheelchair for time being
CLEVER, MO — Burt Whaley, 60, newly elected 138th District State Representative, suffered two torn Achilleas tendons Tuesday, Sept. 10 while attempting a gymnastic “round off” (cartwheel-type activity). Medical professionals told Whaley he’d be laid up for six weeks in a wheelchair, then have to learn how to walk again. “The long-term effects of such… Read more
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Babies are now more at risk
MISSOURI, USA — Missouri’s newborns are at risk. The Missouri Supreme Court decided to overrule a lower court and allow abortion on demand to be on the ballot n November. Isn’t is good to let the people decide? Isn’t that why Roe was overturned, so the states can decide? Yes, you’re right. But how the… Read more
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Why political messaging fails
If I could wave a magic wand and improve the messaging by both political parties, I would: Restore polite politics. Rather than bash your opponent, try informed observations. Like Ronald Reagan when he used wit and charm to sidestep the question of his age as the then oldest president. (He was 73 and running for… Read more
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Why abortion will (likely)win in November
MISSOURI, USA— Voters will turn out in droves in November; not just for the presidential election: Amendment 3, (legalized abortion) is on the ballot. More about that here. Here is why abortion will win in November. That’s all most voters see and hear. Should a woman be allowed to choose what happens to her body?… Read more
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Truth now: Sparta mayor asks rejected business to reapply
Tuesday, August 27, 5:44 p.m. Central Daylight Time. I’m sitting in the parking lot of Town & Country in Sparta. My cell phone rings. “Hello?” “Is this Johnny Rooster?” “The one and only.” “This is Debra Brewster. My husband Bill and I have the idea for the business (7502 State Highway 14, Sparta MO, the… Read more
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My phone call with Donald Trump
He answered after the second ring. “Hello?” Not, ‘this is Donald Trump’; ‘Donald Trump speaking’, ‘Your former and future president here!’ None of that jazz. Just like you and me. Hello. A universal greeting. Like, “hi” only longer. The “hello” sounded like his voice, so I said, “Donald Trump?” (I had to be sure.) “Speaking.”… Read more
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Truth now: Amendment 3 leaves out parents!
Vote in the November 5, 2024 election. Please vote NO on Amendment 3. Thank you, Eddie Campbell 417-812-1303 Read more
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Big Yellow Chair truth now revealed!
OZARK, MO — Have you seen it? If not, you must be blind. Or have advanced tunnel vision. The Big Yellow Chair atop a not so big building east of U.S. highway 65 in Ozark, just north of the Ozark Chevrolet dealership. Yeah. That one. Legend has it, the Big Yellow Chair once graced the… Read more
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Sparta alderman blocks new business!
SPARTA, MO — A husband and wife team bought the old Sparta Senior’s Place building from Cory Smith in December with high hopes of opening a brewery-based business there. But one Sparta Alderman threw a fit. “No liquor license!” he stormed. To get his way, and prevent the new business venture, Alderman Jarrett Iorg took… Read more